| Sat 18 Aug | Rochdale | A | League | W 4-0 | 6,026 | 6,026 |
| Thu 23 Aug | Halifax Town | H | League | D 2-2 | 14,545 | 14,545 |
| Sat 25 Aug | Accrington Stanley | H | League | W 4-1 | 12,015 | 12,015 |
| Sat 01 Sep | Crewe Alexandra | A | League | D 1-1 | 6,339 | 6,339 |
| Thu 06 Sep | Bradford Park Avenue | H | League | W 1-0 | 14,793 | 14,793 |
| Sat 08 Sep | Stockport County | A | League | D 1-1 | 11,914 | 11,914 |
| Mon 10 Sep | Halifax Town | A | League | W 2-1 | 8,287 | 8,287 |
| Sat 15 Sep | Workington | H | League | L 0-1 | 14,629 | 14,629 |
| Mon 17 Sep | Bradford Park Avenue | A | League | W 1-0 | 13,701 | 17,652 |
| Sat 22 Sep | Barrow | A | League | W 1-0 | 11,901 | 11,901 |
| Sat 29 Sep | Grimsby Town | H | League | L 1-2 | 14,144 | 14,144 |
| Sat 06 Oct | Darlington | H | League | D 1-1 | 11,240 | 11,240 |
| Sat 13 Oct | Oldham Athletic | A | League | L 0-2 | 22,315 | 22,315 |
| Sat 20 Oct | Hartlepools United | H | League | W 2-1 | 8,893 | 8,893 |
| Sat 27 Oct | Bradford City | A | League | W 2-1 | 17,652 | 13,701 |
| Sat 03 Nov | York City | H | League | W 2-1 | 10,662 | 10,662 |
| Sat 10 Nov | Chester | A | League | L 2-4 | 6,082 | 6,082 |
| Sat 17 Nov | Lincoln City | H | League | L 1-4 | 11,099 | 11,099 |
| Sat 24 Nov | Bradford City | A | F.A. Cup | L 1-6 | 16,706 | |
| Sat 01 Dec | Tranmere Rovers | H | League | W 1-0 | 8,727 | 8,727 |
| Sat 08 Dec | Southport | A | League | L 1-2 | 3,662 | 3,662 |
| Sat 15 Dec | Rochdale | H | League | PP | ||
| Sat 22 Dec | Accrington Stanley | A | League | W 2-0 | 3,873 | 3,873 |
| Tue 25 Dec | Gateshead | A | League | D 1-1 | 8,848 | 8,848 |
| Wed 26 Dec | Gateshead | H | League | D 0-0 | 13,021 | 13,021 |
| Sat 29 Dec | Crewe Alexandra | H | League | W 2-0 | 10,406 | 10,406 |
| Tue 01 Jan | Chesterfield | H | League | L 2-3 | 10,390 | 10,390 |
| Sat 05 Jan | Stockport County | H | League | W 2-1 | 10,744 | 10,744 |
| Sat 12 Jan | Mansfield Town | A | League | W 2-1 | 8,497 | 8,497 |
| Sat 19 Jan | Workington | A | League | W 2-1 | 17,165 | 17,165 |
| Sat 26 Jan | Barrow | H | League | L 0-1 | 9,781 | 9,781 |
| Sat 02 Feb | Mansfield Town | H | League | D 0-0 | 8,946 | 8,946 |
| Sat 09 Feb | Grimsby Town | A | League | L 1-4 | 16,148 | 16,148 |
| Sat 16 Feb | Darlington | A | League | W 2-1 | 5,881 | 5,881 |
| Sat 23 Feb | Chesterfield | A | League | L 0-3 | 10,330 | 10,331 |
| Sat 01 Mar | Oldham Athletic | H | League | D 3-3 | 9,231 | 9,231 |
| Thu 06 Mar | Rochdale | H | League | D 1-1 | 3,978 | 3,978 |
| Sat 08 Mar | Hartlepools United | A | League | L 0-1 | 9,233 | 9,233 |
| Sat 15 Mar | Bradford City | H | League | W 1-0 | 8,609 | 8,609 |
| Sat 22 Mar | York City | A | League | D 0-0 | 7,577 | 7,577 |
| Sat 29 Mar | Chester | H | League | D 0-0 | 4,351 | 4,351 |
| Sat 05 Apr | Lincoln City | A | League | D 2-2 | 12,093 | 12,093 |
| Fri 11 Apr | Wrexham | H | League | W 2-0 | 8,748 | 8,748 |
| Sat 12 Apr | Scunthorpe United | H | League | W 3-0 | 6,981 | 6,398 |
| Mon 14 Apr | Wrexham | A | League | L 1-3 | 7,056 | 7,056 |
| Sat 19 Apr | Tranmere Rovers | A | League | L 2-3 | 5,790 | 5,790 |
| Thu 24 Apr | Scunthorpe United | A | League | D 1-1 | 7,453 | 7,453 |
| Sat 26 Apr | Southport | H | League | L 0-2 | 6,398 | 6,398 |
| Lincoln City | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 121 | 52 | 69 |
| Grimsby Town | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 96 | 45 | 66 |
| Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 59 |
| Oldham Athletic | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 90 | 61 | 57 |
| Gateshead | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 49 | 53 |
| Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 60 | 52 |
| Carlisle United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 51 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 64 | 50 |
| Hartlepools United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 65 | 50 |
| York City | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 52 | 49 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 76 | 71 | 48 |
| Barrow | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 61 | 46 |
| Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 66 | 45 |
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey Un. | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 65 | 74 | 44 |
| Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 68 | 42 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 82 | 42 |
| Southport | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 71 | 41 |
| Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 73 | 39 |
| Chester | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 85 | 39 |
| Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 61 | 97 | 35 |
| Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 79 | 35 |
| Accrington Stanley | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 61 | 92 | 32 |
| Darlington | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 64 | 103 | 31 |
| Workington | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 50 | 91 | 29 |
| 15 December 1951 | Northampton | A | Friendly | D 1-1 | |
| 17 April 1952 | Queen of the South | A | Friendly | L 1-4 | |
| 28 April 1952 | Queen of the South | H | Friendly | W 4-1 | |
| 30 April 1952 | Falkirk | H | Friendly | W 3-0 | |
| 05 May 1952 | Workington | A | County Championship | W 3-2 | 4,701 |